US Is Throwing Away the Critical Minerals It Needs, Analysis Shows Summary A new analysis published in Science and reported by Phys.org finds that U.S. metal mines already extract enough…
Threads Has 400 Million Monthly Users. But Who Are They? Summary This piece (originally pointing to Mashable via Slashdot) examines who actually uses Threads despite the platform reporting more than…
New Zealand Air Traffic Control Failure Likely Caused By Data Transfer Issue Summary Last weekend New Zealand experienced an hour-long air traffic control outage that disrupted flights. Airways, the country’s…
Intel’s New Funding Came From Already-Awarded Grants. So What Happens Next? Summary The U.S. government has announced a roughly 10% stake in Intel, but TechCrunch and others note the cash…
RFK Jr demanded a vaccine study be retracted — the journal said no Summary US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr — a well-known vaccine sceptic — publicly demanded the…
Bluesky Blocks Service In Mississippi Over Age Assurance Law Summary Bluesky has blocked access to its official app in Mississippi after the state enacted HB 1126, a law requiring age…
LibreOffice 25.8 slams the door on Windows 7 and 8.x Summary LibreOffice 25.8 has been released with performance and feature improvements, but the headline change is platform support: the suite…
US Is Throwing Away the Critical Minerals It Needs, Analysis Shows Summary A new analysis led by Elizabeth Holley (Colorado School of Mines) and published in Science examined federally permitted…
Threads Has 400 Million Monthly Users. But Who Are They? Summary This piece (via Mashable, republished on Slashdot) examines who is actually using Meta’s Threads, now reported to have over…
New Zealand Air Traffic Control Failure Likely Caused By Data Transfer Issue Summary Last weekend New Zealand experienced an hour-long air traffic control outage that delayed flights: five aircraft were…
